Basic Extras
An extras policy from Teachers Health.
- Sold as Nurses & Midwives Health, UniHealth.
- Teachers Health only takes education union members and their families.
Premiums for every state, cover type and excess this policy is sold with, and what it covers, from the statement Teachers Health files with the government. Monthly, before the rebate and any Lifetime Health Cover loading.
From
Single, NT, no excess, before the rebate.
- Medicare levy surcharge
- Does not exempt you
- Ambulance
- Emergency only, call-out fees included, up to $6,000 per person a year
- Who can join
- Restricted
The Private Health Information Statement for this price, on PrivateHealth.gov.au.
Against every other extras policy in NSW & ACT
Single cover, corporate and restricted policies included. Further right covers more services, higher up costs more.
It covers 14 services for $34.78 a month. Of the 396 other policies, 35 cost less and 258 cover more services.
Monthly premium by state and cover type
NSW prices also apply in the ACT. Each price in the tables opens its official Private Health Information Statement on PrivateHealth.gov.au, with a PDF to download.
Single premium in each state
To the nearest dollar, a month before the rebate. The tables below have every price to the cent.
No excess
| State | Single | Couple | Family | Single parent | Extended family | Extended single parent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSW & ACT | $34.78 | $69.56 | $69.56 | $69.56 | $90.43 | $90.43 |
| VIC | $35.30 | $70.60 | $70.60 | $70.60 | $91.78 | $91.78 |
| QLD | $36.51 | $73.02 | $73.02 | $73.02 | $94.93 | $94.93 |
| SA | $37.04 | $74.08 | $74.08 | $74.08 | $96.30 | $96.30 |
| WA | $36.16 | $72.32 | $72.32 | $72.32 | $94.01 | $94.01 |
| TAS | $36.16 | $72.32 | $72.32 | $72.32 | $94.01 | $94.01 |
| NT | $33.00 | $66.00 | $66.00 | $66.00 | $85.80 | $85.80 |
Pays towards 14 of 27 standard services
Yearly limits, per person, against the typical policy
- General dental$400typical policy $800
- Optical$150typical policy $220
- Physiotherapyshared with 10 other services$500typical policy $450
- Chiropracticshared with 10 other services$500typical policy $400
- Psychologyshared with 10 other services$500typical policy $400
What it pays on common claims, against the typical policy
- Periodic oral exam (item 012)$20.00typical policy $35.20
- Scale and clean (item 114)$35.00typical policy $66.85
- Single vision lenses and frames100% of the feetypical policy $220.00
- Physiotherapy, first visit$30.00typical policy $42.00
- Psychology, first visit$45.00typical policy $75.00
| Service | Waiting period | Yearly limit, per person | Per policy | Example benefits (all states) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General dental | 2 months | $400 | $800 | Periodic oral exam (item 012): $20.00Scale and clean (item 114): $35.00Fluoride treatment (item 121): $20.00 |
| Optical | 6 months | $150 | $300 | Multifocal lenses and frames: 100%Single vision lenses and frames: 100% |
| Non-PBS medicines | 2 months | $500shared with 10 other services | $1,000 | Non-PBS prescription: $25.00 |
| Physiotherapy | 2 months | $500shared with 10 other services | $1,000 | Physiotherapy, first visit: $30.00Physiotherapy, later visit: $30.00 |
| Chiropractic | 2 months | $500shared with 10 other services | $1,000 | Chiropractic, first visit: $30.00Chiropractic, later visit: $30.00 |
| Psychology | 2 months | $500shared with 10 other services | $1,000 | Psychology, first visit: $45.00Psychology, later visit: $45.00 |
| Acupuncture | 2 months | $500shared with 10 other services | $1,000 | Acupuncture, first visit: $22.00Acupuncture, later visit: $22.00 |
| Remedial massage | 2 months | $500shared with 10 other services | $1,000 | Remedial massage, first visit: $22.00Remedial massage, later visit: $22.00 |
| Chinese herbal medicine | 2 months | $500shared with 10 other services | $1,000 | Chinese herbal medicine, first visit: $22.00Chinese herbal medicine, later visit: $22.00 |
| Dietetics | 2 months | $500shared with 10 other services | $1,000 | Dietetics, first visit: $22.00Dietetics, later visit: $22.00 |
| Exercise physiology | 2 months | $500shared with 10 other services | $1,000 | Exercise physiology, first visit: $30.00Exercise physiology, later visit: $30.00 |
| Health management programs | 6 months | $150 | $300 | Health management program: 100% |
| Osteopathy | 2 months | $500shared with 10 other services | $1,000 | Osteopathy, first visit: $30.00Osteopathy, later visit: $30.00 |
| Vaccinations | 2 months | $500shared with 10 other services | $1,000 | Vaccination: $25.00 |
Not covered: major dental, endodontic (root canals), orthodontics, podiatry, hearing aids, blood glucose monitors, audiology, antenatal and postnatal, orthoptics, home nursing, occupational therapy, orthotics, speech therapy.
Example benefits are what the policy pays for that item at a provider without a special arrangement with the insurer; a percentage is of the fee charged. The typical policy is the middle one of the 708 extras policies on the market that aren't sold only through employers.
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Source: PrivateHealth.gov.au data (Private Health Insurance Ombudsman) via data.gov.au, licensed CC BY 3.0 AU. Normalised by The Finance Algorithm from the extract dated 1 Oct 2026, read on 23 Oct 2026.
Premiums are monthly and shown before the Australian Government rebate and any Lifetime Health Cover loading or age-based discount. Confirm the price and the cover with the insurer before you buy; the official statement for every policy is on PrivateHealth.gov.au. This is general information, not advice, and no insurer pays to be listed or ranked here.